Little leaguer Mo’ne Davis meets Braves’ slugger Hank Aaron

FILE- In this April 8, 2014, file photo, Hank Aaron applauds during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of his 715th home run before the start of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets in Atlanta. The former Braves’ slugger met with Little League sensation Mo’ne Davis and her youth league teammates on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, who got a tour of Turner Field. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) FILE- In this April 8, 2014, file photo, Hank Aaron applauds during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of his 715th home run before the start of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets in Atlanta. The former Braves’ slugger met with Little League sensation Mo’ne Davis and her youth league teammates on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, who got a tour of Turner Field. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

By Associated Press June 23, 2015 2 min read

ATLANTA (AP) – Hank Aaron can appreciate someone with the ability and fortitude to overcome challenges.

The Braves’ slugger met Little League sensation Mo’ne Davis Tuesday and her youth league teammates, who got a tour of Turner Field.

Davis and the Anderson Monarchs, a Philadelphia youth baseball club, stopped in Atlanta as part of team’s three-week, 3,500-mile barnstorming tour to learn about the Civil Rights movement.

At 13, Davis was the first African-American girl to play in the Little League World series. She is the first girl to earn a win and pitch a shutout in the LLWS last summer.

Aaron shared what it was like to grow up in Alabama with the team and some of the lessons he learned early in life.